RUHI:Papa, utho papa.
Raman woke up and saw ruhi.
RAMAN:Kya hua ruhi...are you not well..papa ko batao.
RUHI:Papa ishimaa HOT hogayi hai.
Raman first raised his eyebrows ..*in mind* itni raat ko mujhe ruhi utha rahi hai yeh kehene ke liye ki uski Ishimaa hot hai? Seriously??
RUHI:Papa kaha kho gaye aap...yad hai last time rinki bua ko fever aaya tha tab vo kaise hot hot ho gayi thi vaise hi ishamaa bhi aur..aur khas bhi rahi hai.
Raman got a tensed expression...he removed the blanket..got up and moved towards the bed and kept his palm on ishita's forehead.
RAMAN:isse toh bukhar hai.
Ruhi got tensed..she held raman's hand
RUHI:Abb kya karenge papa...ishimaa kab theek hongi..papa kuch bolo na.
Raman saw ruhi tensed...
RAMAN:Ruhi kuch nahi hum na thermometer se check karenge.
Raman removed thermometer from the side table and checked ishita's temperature. *in mind* ishita ko toh bukhar hai par thank god zyaada tez nahi..he looked at ruhi who was expecting an answer from her father.
RAMAN:Ruhi tumhari ishimaa ko na thoda sa bukhaar hai aur usse hum treat karenge! kyun? mei doctor ka pati aur tum doctor ki beti...ok? *In mind* sirf dentist hai par ruhi ke liye!
Ruhi smiled..
RUHI:Haan papa.
RAMAN:Ruhi tum na apni ishimaa ke sath rukho mei abhi aata hun.
He went to kitchen checked refrigerator.
RAMAN:Yaar yaha toh thanda pani nahi hai.
He found some ice cubes so he filled tap water in a bowl and put all ice cubes in it. He entered the room took his handkerchief and sat at the other end of the bed. Ruhi was holding ishita's hand
RUHI:Ishimaa yaha dard ho raha hai?
Ishita to keep ruhi busy slightly shook her head into a yes.Raman dip the cloth into the bowl and kept it on ishita's forehead..he found ishita reduced the way she had compressed her body which was the sigh that she was feeling good due to the wet cloth.
Ruhi pointed towards ishita's arms..
RUHI:Aur yaha dard?
RAMAN:Ruhi mamma ko pareshaan mat karo.
Ruhi gave a sad expression and made a move to go when ishita held her hand.. *in a low voice* pointing towards her index finger
ISHITA:Yaha dard ho raha hai ruhi. *saw raman* rehene dejiye isse mere paas mei aur jaldi theek hojaungi*
The next moment ishita felt dizzy and slept...Raman observed that and said ruhi to keep quite and pointed towards ishita. He was dipping the cloth and keeping on ishita's forehead and Raman remembered the day when shagun was unwell...when 6 years old adi came to her and she had pushed him and shouted..."Mujhe akela choddo aur mera haat kyun pakad rahe ho...raman isse dur hatao..i'm not well". Raman didn't realize when he slept with his palm still on ishita's forehead, ishita rested her head on a pillow and protectively hugging her daughter who was on raman's chest enjoy the rhythm of his heartbeats.
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